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Price of Detroit water for Flint is $1.5 million a month, mayor says

Price of Detroit water for Flint is $1.5 million a month, mayor says

October 6, 2015 | MLive

FLINT, MI — Mayor Dayne Walling says the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is offering to reconnect the city to Lake Huron water at an estimated cost of $1.5 million per month — more than the city can afford.

Walling said Tuesday, Oct. 6, that talks are continuing about the state helping the city pay that expense in the short term — until Flint can connect to the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline that’s under construction. [...]

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